Social Responsibility In Graphic Design
Fight Racism in Red Black and Green #2 Stone Beverage Coaster by 400 Planets
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Recently, I decided to do a design for my 400 Planets store featuring a graffiti image that carried the message “Fight Racism.” I had been delaying this design for a couple of years, not knowing the right way to approach it. I finally decided to add the a red, black, and green gradient to it—the colors of the Black Liberation Flag.
Apolitical and Inoffensive
Most of the time I opt for apolitical images, something interesting, maybe even edgy, but not offensive. But for the Graffiti section of 400 Planets, it’s pretty easy to drift into social commentary or political activism. As anyone who has closely observed graffiti or street art can attest, Graffiti often express underlying social and political messages.
Social responsibility in graphic design has advocates in both the private sector and the public sector, in large organizations and small, and on an individual basis.
Fight Racism
